Head of Digital Jobs in England

Head of Digital
UK > England

The median Head of Digital salary in England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 627 802 853
Rank change year-on-year +175 +51 +165
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 46 30 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.095% 0.035% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.037% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 23 18 56
10th Percentile £65,657 £56,575 £58,178
25th Percentile £73,187 £63,034 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £66,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -17.50% -3.03%
75th Percentile £100,000 £68,750 £119,063
90th Percentile £145,000 £135,750 £140,000
UK median annual salary £90,000 £67,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +34.33% -16.25% -3.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 43,811 81,137 82,278
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 94.49% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 24,794 60,555 52,271
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,280 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,688 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Digital in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Digital in England.

Salary trend for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Digital within the England region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +120 27 £80,000 +24.97% 24
North of England +69 10 £90,000 -33.33% 16
North West - 7 £90,000 - 16
South East - 6 £65,769 - 10
Yorkshire +69 3 £100,000 -
Midlands +62 3 - - 6
West Midlands - 3 - - 4
Head of Digital
UK

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Head of Digital job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 15 (32.61%) Roadmaps
2 14 (30.43%) Artificial Intelligence
2 14 (30.43%) Google
2 14 (30.43%) User Experience
3 13 (28.26%) Project Management
4 12 (26.09%) Microsoft
5 11 (23.91%) Agile
6 10 (21.74%) Finance
6 10 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (21.74%) Digital Strategy
6 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
7 9 (19.57%) Strategic Thinking
7 9 (19.57%) Degree
8 8 (17.39%) Strategic Planning
8 8 (17.39%) Risk Management
8 8 (17.39%) Azure
8 8 (17.39%) Coaching
9 7 (15.22%) Data Security
9 7 (15.22%) Windows
10 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
10 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
10 6 (13.04%) CMS
10 6 (13.04%) Facebook
10 6 (13.04%) Analytics
10 6 (13.04%) Digital Engineering
10 6 (13.04%) YouTube
10 6 (13.04%) Digital Enablement
10 6 (13.04%) Technology Enablement
10 6 (13.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (13.04%) Accessibility

Head of Digital Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (13.04%) CMS
2 3 (6.52%) Moodle
2 3 (6.52%) nginx
2 3 (6.52%) WordPress
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (6.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (6.52%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (17.39%) Azure
2 4 (8.70%) AWS
2 4 (8.70%) GCP
2 4 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (6.52%) Google Analytics
3 3 (6.52%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.17%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.52%) Firewall
1 3 (6.52%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.52%) MySQL
1 3 (6.52%) Power BI
1 3 (6.52%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.35%) DTS
2 2 (4.35%) NoSQL
General
1 10 (21.74%) Finance
1 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (10.87%) Retail
4 4 (8.70%) Legal
4 4 (8.70%) Marketing
5 3 (6.52%) Advertising
5 3 (6.52%) Back Office
5 3 (6.52%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (4.35%) Local Government
7 1 (2.17%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.52%) LEMP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.87%) Social Media
2 4 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 3 (6.52%) Learning Management System
3 3 (6.52%) NHS
4 2 (4.35%) Algorithms
4 2 (4.35%) Data Structures
4 2 (4.35%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.35%) Virtual Team
5 1 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.17%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.17%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 7 (15.22%) Windows
2 3 (6.52%) Linux
3 2 (4.35%) Android
3 2 (4.35%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (32.61%) Roadmaps
2 14 (30.43%) Artificial Intelligence
2 14 (30.43%) User Experience
3 13 (28.26%) Project Management
4 11 (23.91%) Agile
5 10 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (21.74%) Digital Strategy
6 9 (19.57%) Strategic Thinking
7 8 (17.39%) Coaching
7 8 (17.39%) Risk Management
7 8 (17.39%) Strategic Planning
8 7 (15.22%) Data Security
9 6 (13.04%) Analytics
9 6 (13.04%) Digital Enablement
9 6 (13.04%) Digital Engineering
9 6 (13.04%) Technology Enablement
10 5 (10.87%) Budget Management
10 5 (10.87%) Performance Management
11 4 (8.70%) Business Analysis
11 4 (8.70%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) JavaScript
1 3 (6.52%) PHP
1 3 (6.52%) SQL
2 1 (2.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (19.57%) Degree
2 5 (10.87%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.04%) Accessibility
2 5 (10.87%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (6.52%) Samba
2 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.17%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) Ansible
1 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (2.17%) NetBackup
1 1 (2.17%) SCCM
1 1 (2.17%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (30.43%) Google
2 12 (26.09%) Microsoft
3 6 (13.04%) Facebook
3 6 (13.04%) YouTube
4 3 (6.52%) Instagram
4 3 (6.52%) Twitter
5 1 (2.17%) EMC
5 1 (2.17%) NetApp
5 1 (2.17%) VMware